Articles by Jessica Mairs

Richard Keep and Henry Goss unveil plans for Nairobi tower in rainy renderings

June 11, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

These foggy renderings by The Boundary forego the stereotypical blue-sky backdrop to depict a wedge-shaped tower by Richard Keep Architects and Henry Goss Architects, which has just been granted planning permission in Nairobi, Kenya. London-based Keep and Goss designed the 30-storey mixed-use Akili Tower for a spot on Upper Hill, where it will join a growing number of high-rises overlooking Uhuru Park and the

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Zaha Hadid Architects completes first phase of high-speed rail station in Naples

June 8, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the first section of a new high-speed train station on the outskirts of southern Italian city Naples, which is set to open this weekend. Napoli-Afragola High Speed Train Station was conceived as a bridge, with the concourse elevated above the train tracks. London-based Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) envisions that it will be

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UK general election: what the manifestos mean for architects and designers

June 7, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

With the UK general election taking place tomorrow, we’ve broken down the manifestos of the three leading parties to show how their policies could affect architects and designers. The snap election, which Conservative prime minister Theresa May called ahead of the start of Brexit negotiations, will determine which party will oversee the UK’s departure from the European Union.

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Renzo Piano sinks sail-covered art gallery into Aix-en-Provence vineyard

May 19, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Renzo Piano Building Workshop has completed the Château La Coste Art Gallery, a sunken exhibition space topped by sails, which is set among the grape vines of a winery in Aix-en-Provence, France. Renzo Piano’s firm used chunky concrete walls to frame the 285-square-metre building, which is submerged six metres into a valley so that its roof is level with

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AL_A completes aluminium-plated tower block in central Bangkok

May 18, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Swathes of aluminium tiles wrap around this sharply pointed tower by Amanda Levete’s studio AL_A, which is set in the former gardens of the British embassy in Bangkok. London-based AL_A worked with local architects Pi Design on the 37-storey tower named Central Embassy, which hosts a luxury shopping centre at podium-level and the five-star Park Hyatt hotel across its

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Stop using EU nationals as a Brexit “negotiating chip”, say Rogers and Chipperfield

May 15, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Richard Rogers and David Chipperfield are among a group of eminent British architects who have demanded clarity on the status of EU nationals working in the UK following Brexit. In an open letter addressed to The Guardian newspaper, 20 leading British architects have called for the government to immediately address the future of EU nationals working the UK following the

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I’m trying to change my mysterious reputation, says Peter Zumthor

May 12, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has attracted a cult following over his five-decade career, but kept a famously low profile in the media. He spoke to Dezeen about trying to dispel his mysterious reputation by taking cues from media-shy tennis star Roger Federer. Zumthor, 74, works with a small team of around 30 based in Haldenstein, a mountain village

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Mies van der Rohe Award 2017 goes to NL Architects and XVW Architectuur for revamp of 1960s slab block

May 12, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Dutch studios NL Architects and XVW Architectuur have won this year’s Mies van der Rohe Award for their innovative renovation of a dilapidated 1960s apartment block on the edge of Amsterdam. NL Architects and XVW Architectuur’s restoration project, named deFlat, rescued one of the Netherlands’ largest housing blocks from demolition – a fate facing much of Europe’s post-war

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Therme Vals spa has been “destroyed” says Peter Zumthor

May 11, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor claims his renowned thermal baths in Vals have been ruined by a “dubious” developer. The Pritzker Prize-winning architect lived alongside the Therme Vals spa and hotel in the mountain hamlet of Leis in Vals for almost two decades, during which he lost a battle with property developer Remo Stoffel to buy the complex. The commune voted to sell

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BIG Time film documents Bjarke Ingels’ gruelling rise to stardom

May 9, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Bjarke Ingels reveals the demands of being one of the world’s most successful architects, and its impact on his personal life and health, in the new documentary BIG Time. Film-maker Kaspar Astrup Schröder – who met Ingels through his wife – captures an intimate portrait of the architect as he decamps from Copenhagen to New York to set up

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